This poem is in Autumn Leaves:

Peace be with you,

My thoughts unwind,

But…I knew you elsewhere,

From a distant time.

Though it seems but yesterday,

Still it’s been a long, long while,

Something hauntingly familiar,

My thoughts beguile.

Memories sometimes lapse,

But time cannot disguise,

I believe it was your smile,

Not your laughing eyes.

No words spoken here,

Nor lofty man-made towers.

Simple use of thought exchange —

No clock to chime the hours.

Corridors of time are hazy.

Dust covers her ancient fold.

Recollections thwart and tease

In this timeless mold.

Pardon my intrusion

Into your hallowed space.

Forgive my poor conclusion,

But…I never forgot your face.

Timeless memories the past can blur,

Yet never to erase

Our footprints o’er paths we walked,

Another time…another place.

Thoughts we shared, flowers touched,

As we made our way.

Soft words exchanged, feelings passed,

Fragrance lingering where we lay.

Enraptured by you still,

Forever I’ll repose.

Would you linger her a while,

My spiritual, timeless rose?